A musically gifted orphan, Evan, runs away from his orphanage and searches New York City for his birth parents. On his journey, he's taken under the wing of the Wizard, a homeless man who lives in an abandoned theater.
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- stuhannafordApril 22, 2026Heartfelt, uplifting, but perhaps leans a little too much into fantasy at times. There's the phenomenon of serendipity, and then there's this. All three leads work well, and you feel drawn towards them, hoping for them. However, as is often the case, the most memorable turn is Williams, in a role quite different to his usual, in terms of nature, who balances caring with greed, whilst clearly influenced by a hidden past, mirroring the current events in front of him. A little disbelief needs to be suspended, and some of the musical elements feel drawn out and disinteresting, but on the whole, it does what it sets out to do, and offers a little warmth in the midst of a sad story.
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August Rush was released on November 21, 2007.
August Rush was directed by Kirsten Sheridan.
August Rush has a runtime of 1h 54m.
August Rush was produced by Richard Barton Lewis.
A musically gifted orphan, Evan, runs away from his orphanage and searches New York City for his birth parents. On his journey, he's taken under the wing of the Wizard, a homeless man who lives in an abandoned theater.
The key characters in August Rush are August Rush (Freddie Highmore), Lyla Novacek (Keri Russell), Louis Connelly (Jonathan Rhys Meyers).
August Rush is rated PG.
August Rush is a Drama, Family, Music film.
August Rush has an audience rating of 8.2 out of 10.
August Rush had a budget of $25M.
August Rush has made $66.1M at the box office.